The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Watershed Academy is sponsoring another in its series of free webcast seminars on November 29 called, "Integrating Drinking Water into Watershed Protection"

The seminar will feature Beth Hall, U.S. EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Sheree Stewart, Drinking Water Protection Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality; and Christopher Crockett, Manager of Watershed Protection, Philadelphia Water Department.

The program will provide a primer on public water supplies and the recently completed source water assessments mandated by the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act.

Source water is untreated water from streams, rivers, lakes or underground aquifers that is used to provide public drinking water and to supply private wells.

While the source water assessments have been completed, responsibility for implementing protection measures resides at the state, local and utility level.

Instructors will discuss how they have integrated source water protection into their programs by using technical assistance, partnerships, tools available through the Clean Water Act and other programs, and by collaborating with watershed and smart growth efforts.

The seminar will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

For more information and to register, visit the EPA Watershed Academy website.

11/24/2006